Let’s have some fun with fun facts about cheetahs for kids! Got a young one that loves big cats? Then it’s your lucky day! Today we are learning some fun facts about cheetahs with our cheetah facts. Download & print our facts about cheetahs printables for a day and use them at home or in the classroom. These fun fact sheets are great for kids of all ages.

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Free Printable Cheetah Facts For kids

Let’s test your cheetah knowledge! Did you know that cheetahs are one of the big cat family members, along with the lion, tiger, leopard, jaguar, and panther? These large cats can reach top speeds of 60 or even 70 miles per hour, making them the world’s fastest land animal. Cheetahs roam in open grasslands and are known for being social, with the exception of female cheetahs who are solitary animals unless they are rearing baby cheetahs. Click the green button to download and print cheetah fun facts sheets now:

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  1. The cheetah is the fastest animal on land.
  2. Cheetahs have a yellow coat with black dots and a white underbelly.
  3. Wild cheetahs can be found in sub-Saharan Africa, where they enjoy running across grassy savannah plains and forests. 
  4. It can reach speeds of 60 or even 70 mph over short distances, but after a while, it usually reaches only 30 mph.
  5. Cheetahs live up to 14 years in the wild, and 20 in captivity.
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  1. Cheetahs can grow to be 3.6ft and 4.5ft long, and weigh between 75lbs and 119lbs.
  2. Cheetahs are carnivores, which means they eat meat. They live off animals like rabbits, warthogs, springboks, gazelles and birds.
  3. Cheetahs have exceptional eyesight which helps them find prey during the day.
  4. These felines prefer to hunt during the day to avoid competition from lions, hyenas and leopards.
  5. Cheetahs are social animals which means they prefer to be in groups who live and hunt together.

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Extra Fun Cheetah Facts

  • Cheetahs are on the brink of extinction. As of 2023 there are only about 7000 mature cheetahs left in the world thus they are considered an endangered species according to the IUCN red list.
  • The cheetah has 4 predators: lions, leopards, hyenas, and martial eagles.
  • Cheetahs are diurnal… they hunt in the early morning and late afternoon.
  • The cheetah has semi-retractable claws.
  • Cheetahs live in Africa and Asia and will live in forests to grasslands so their habitat or territory tends to vary. They’ll even live in mountainous terrain.
  • A cheetah litter will generally be 3-5 cheetah cubs.
  • Male cheetahs are larger than female cheetahs.
  • Due to the encroaching thorn bush and human development, the cheetah is suffering from habitat loss.
  • The illegal wildlife trade is a big reason for the decline in the cheetah population due to people wanting illegal pets.
  • The average body weight of an adult cheetah is 75 to 125lbs.
  • Cheetahs will eat things like wildebeest calves and small antelope. Though they will eat a variety of small animals as well like game birds and hares.
  • The scientific name for the cheetah is acinonyx jubatus.

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